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Golden Rain Bulgaria,Common Laburnum,Laburnum anagyroides Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Golden Rain

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    Ferdy Christant
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    My neighbor used to have a huge tree like this. It would flower for only 2 weeks but it was really beautiful. He had to take down the tree when they had young children, apparently the flowers can be poisenous? Posted 11 years ago
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      WildFlower
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      I was not aware of this, but now that you mention it - this is part of the species info:
      The seeds are legumes with large numbers of black seeds that contain cytisine, an alkaloid extremely poisonous to humans but also goats and horses, especially when not ripe. However, some wild animals such as hares and deer can feed on them without any problems, and because of this the plant is believed to have magic properties in some regions.
      All parts of the plant contain cytisine and are poisonous if consumed.       Posted 11 years ago

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The Common Laburnum

''Laburnum anagyroides'', the Common Laburnum, Golden Chain or Golden Rain, is a species in the subfamily Faboideae, and genus ''Laburnum''. It is native to Central and Southern Europe.

The plant grows and flowers in damp and mild habitats, especially in the calcareous soils of Southern Europe.

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Similar species: Fabales
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Uploaded Nov 6, 2013. Captured May 17, 2013 17:23.
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  • Canon PowerShot SX40 HS
  • f/4.0
  • 1/318s
  • ISO100
  • 4.3mm

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